Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1887-05-20
MERE MENTION.

Decoration Day, Tuesday week.
Look to your moss-covcred roofs.
Providence Academy closes June "a.
New currants are coming into mar
ket.
Now is the time to clean your sooty
stove-fues.
Surveyor Henry is locking after the
Eas.side streets.
Administrative in estate Of n. Cros-
bv has filed final account.
Boys are sampling the bathing
properties OF Sound waters.
Vaughn's band will play for the In
augural Ball Tuesday evening.
Mr.. H. A. Swift is framing the bents
for the extension of Columbia street.
Twenty-Five immigrants arrived on
the Fleetwood, Wednesday evening.
A. H. Manner has been appointed
guardian Of minor children of David
Manner.
The neighboring prairies are re-
ported to be white with strawberry
blossoms.
Geo. Manner has been appointed
guardian of Amy Tuttle, minor, at
her request. .--
Rev. J. w. Beaver will preach in
the Baptist church, Sunday, morn
ing and evening.
Large numbers of people are ex-
pected up from Tacoma to attend the
Governors Reception.
The foundation is completed for the
new city Jail in the rear of the Colum-
bia street engine house.
Fred w. Stocking, Administrator Of
estate of Henry Theis, deceased, has
filed exhibit of affairs of said estate.
Mr.. w. W. Work has the contract
for repainting and fitting up the Mar
shall Blinn building on Fourth street.
The indications are that it will be
about nip and tuck between lightning
and gas for future street service in
Olympia.
Jimmy Randall, the boss house.
mover, has made a big hole among
the old buildings ON the Woodruff
property.
A number of immigrants from the
Lone Star State arrived this week, en-
route for Chehalis county, where they
propose to settle.
A new sidewalk has been put down
the whole length of the block ON the
east side of Adams street, between
Eighth and Ninth.
Mr.. Cullen has started the gravel
train, once more, and now is the time
to be polite to the members Of the
Street Committee.
Salmon, herring and sardines are
swarming around the wharves and are
drawn out by the bucket-full by our
professional anglers.
Messrs. Whitaker & Gay are now
in the dairy business and furnish fresh
milk and butter daily, or to order, to
any part of the city.
Mr.. F. A. Hoffman has removed the
cottage which stood adjacent to his
Eastside hardware store, to the south.
west corner of the lot.
Miss Addie Wood will leave in few
days for Lewiston, to spend the Sum.
mer months with the family of hel
uncle, Mr.. Robert Yantis.
Mr.. Charles Besserer, of Walla Wal.
h, has been realizing the beauties oi
the Capital city during the past week
He is now editor of the Milton Eagle
The Administrator in the estate oil
John W. Derrick, deceased, has made
application to sell personal property.
Hearing will be had on the 28th inst.
A float il to be built Immediately 4
short distance below the Schneider
place for the accommodation of steam
ers At low tide until the Long wharf is
completed.
The weather has now settled down
to the regular dry-season standard,
and twenty-four hours had not elapsed
after the last shower before some of
our people were complaining of heat
and dust!
The ladies of the Presbyterian church
propose to give the first strawberry
and ice-cream festival of the season,
and the pleasant affair will come off "a
soon ~ the first strawberries appear in
the market.
Mr.. A. J. E. Furnish, hailing from
Los Angeles, is q hale-fellow-well-met
being not only newspaper man but
the rustling agent for Hoods Sarsapar
illa. He will remain 1t the Carlton
House few days longer before leaving
our city.
A concert will be given for the bene
TT Of the n. E. Sunday School, con
ssting of readings, recitations and vo-
cal and instrumental music, at the
church. Wednesday evening, the 18th
inst, commencing at 8 o'clock. AID
mission 10c.
Mr.. T. w. H. Fitzgerald, of the firm
OF Wood & Fitzgerald, Chicago, is ii
the city explaining to the lovers o
good reading matter the working plar
OF the Home Library Association
The brOadeaat dissemination of q sound